Rail passengers face 10 days of misery at Christmas as engineering works planned
They also claimed that “95 per cent” of their network would be unaffected by the works and any delays.
The programme of works are understood to be costing tens of millions of pounds and will involve up to 20,000 engineers. The worst-affected lines could be Southern Railway services, which will cease between Victoria and East Croydon for ten days from Christmas Day. Journeys from London to Scotland will also be plunged into chaos when lines close between Glasgow and Motherwell from December 27 to the New Year.Some London Waterloo to Portsmouth services will start from Farnborough while buses will replace trains around Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon from December 27.
Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines said: “We've worked with train operators to reduce the impact on passengers as far as possible, so they can spend time with families and friends this Christmas.”
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